Yes, the Super Bowl is about football, but it’s more about the celebration surrounding football. The Super Bowl party is a reason to get together with friends, family, and neighbors and have a good time. It’s all about fun, making money and good food. Do not be the person who shows up to the party with napkins or spoons. If you need some inspiration, keep reading for some of the best 2024 Super Bowl party food ideas and snack recipes.

Of course, we are not looking for a nice sit-down dinner where you have a salad fork, a dinner fork and a third for God knows what. The best food at a Super Bowl party is grab-and-go. It is food that can be enjoyed before the game happens and when you are eating your feelings in the fourth quarter. With that in mind, most of the Super Bowl party food can be classified as an appetizer of sorts. Regardless, we will split our Super Bowl food recipes and ideas into four categories: appetizers, mains, desserts and some drinks at the end.

Super Bowl Appetizers | Super Bowl Food Recipes

You need to nail the Super Bowl appetizers. You have to. It doesn’t need to be fancy in the slightest, you should probably have at least one slow cooker filled with some type of warm cheese mixture. As for the rest, you can get creative! Here are some Super Bowl party appetizer ideas and recipes.

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Ingredients

  • 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup hot sauce
  • 1/2 cup ranch dressing
  • 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles

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Serious Potato Skins

  • 4 Idaho baking potatoes
  • Olive oil
  • 8 oz thick-cut bacon, diced
  • 6 oz cheddar
  • 1 bunch scallions
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • Hot sauce

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Queso Dip

  • 1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1/2 small red onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped pickled jalapeno
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • One 12-ounce beer
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 4 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • Sprinkle of chipotle powder
  • Tortilla chips, for serving

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Best Slow-Cooker Little Smokies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup apple jelly
  • 1/3 cup bourbon
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 chipotle chile in adobo, chopped, plus 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
  • Two 14-ounce packages smoked cocktail sausages

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Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers

Ingredients

  • ½ cup cream cheese
  • ½ cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
  • 12 jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise, seeds removed
  • 12 slices bacon

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Pigs in a Blanket

Ingredients

  • Hot dogs
  • Croissant dough

No recipe for this one. You can do it, champ.

Super Bowl Mains | Super Bowl Food Recipes

Again, most Super Bowl party food ideas and recipes are going to be for appetizers. You will be eating and drinking throughout the entire party, so it should be something that stays good and isn’t too much of a hassle. One of the most popular Super Bowl party foods is pizza. Absolutely have pizza at your party, but you can just order it ahead of time or have some frozen pizzas. It is too much of a hassle for you to make your own from scratch on Sunday.

With that in mind, here are some other recipes for the “mains” at your party!

Dry Rub Chicken Wings

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 3 pounds chicken wing segments (flats and drumettes)
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon aluminum-free baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground chipotle
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

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Buffalo Wings

Ingredients

  • 12 whole chicken wings
  • 3 ounces unsalted butter
  • 1 small clove garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup hot sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

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Baked Ham and Cheese Sliders

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup melted butter
  • 1 ½ tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 ½ tablespoons poppy seeds
  • 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
  • 24 mini sandwich rolls
  • 1 pound thinly sliced cooked deli ham
  • 1 pound thinly sliced Swiss cheese

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Crock Pot Mac and Cheese

Ingredients

  • 1 (16-ounce) block sharp cheddar cheese
  • 4 ounces American cheese
  • 1 (1-pound) box dried elbow macaroni (uncooked)
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 (12-ounce) cans evaporated milk
  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 teaspoon salt

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Super Bowl Party Desserts | Ideas and Recipes

Having the right desserts at a Super Bowl party can be a bit tricky, but you should have something sweet there. While it is best to have something that can sit out the entire time, so guests can switch between sweet and savory if need be, there can be some refrigerated Super Bowl desserts that come out at halftime as well.

Let’s take a look at a few recipes for Super Bowl party food that fall in the dessert category!

Mini Cheesecakes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (from 28 square graham crackers)
  • 5 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 8 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 16 ounces (2 blocks) cream cheese, softened at room temperature
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • ⅔ cup sour cream, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
  • Optional toppings

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Scotcheroos

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 6 cups crisp rice cereal
  • 3/4 cup butterscotch chips
  • 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 teaspoon shortening

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Beer and Pretzel Caramels

Ingredients

  • 3 1/3 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 cups miniature pretzels
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 4 cups dark beer
  • 1 teaspoon plus 1 cup butter, divided
  • 2/3 cup corn syrup
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided
  • 1/3 cup water

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Super Bowl Party Drinks | Ideas and Recipes

While these drinks are at the end of this article, do not underestimate their importance. You can have a great Super Bowl party without much food and snacks as long as there are solid choices to drink. However, the Super Bowl party food of choice doesn’t do much without something that is just as good and fun to wash it down. Don’t overthink it, but don’t overlook it either.

Beer

Steps

  1. Firmly grasp your beer of choice
  2. Pull back the tab, twist off the top, or twist harder for non-twist-offs
  3. Drink with purpose, before it warms up
  4. Repeat steps above (possibly find a bottle opener)

Bloody Mary Bar

Ingredients

  • 1 48-ounce can of tomato juice, or about 6 cups
  • 3 tablespoons prepared creamy hot horseradish
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons celery salt
  • 3 teaspoons garlic salt
  • Tabasco sauce
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Pickle-infused vodka
  • Choice of toppings

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Hurricanes

Ingredients

  • Ice cubes
  • 2 ounces light rum
  • 2 ounces dark rum
  • 2 ounces passion fruit juice
  • 2 ounces pineapple juice
  • 1/2 lime, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon grenadine
  • 1 orange, sliced into wheels, for garnish

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Margaritas

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces blanco tequila
  • 1/2 ounce orange liqueur
  • 1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 ounce agave syrup
  • Garnish: lime wheel

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Frozen Beergaritas

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup silver tequila
  • 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (from about 5 limes), plus wedges for garnish
  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice (from 1 orange)
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • Kosher salt
  • Two 12-ounce bottles Mexican pilsner, well chilled

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